HOLA Member Bochinche

Bochinche refers to "gossip." In this sense, we use it to mention HOLA members or Friends of HOLA who are getting acting, performance or similarly artistic gigs and/or recognition in the media. The names of HOLA members and Friends of HOLA are listed below in boldface.

Éric-Dominique Pérez, shown at left, and Iván Camilo, shown at right, nabbed roles in an industrial for Yale University after the casting director saw their headshots and resumes on their respective profiles in the HOLA online directory and contacted them. In addition, Pérez will present his self-penned solo show El Gringuito on Saturday, March 9, 2013 at HERE Arts Center (located in Manhattan's SoHo neighborhood) as part of the Downtown Urban Theater Festival. The show will be directed by A.B. Lugo and assistant directed by Billy Martín Mejía. For more information, click here, here or here. For his part, Camilo finished filming a lead role in the film Ornament of Faith (directed by Yuichi Hibi). For more information, click here.

Jean-Marc Berne booked a voiceover for McDonald's.


Judy Torres will be one of the headliners of the Freestyle Fever 7 concert. Produced by famed producer Sal Abbatiello and Fever Records, other performers on the bill include TKA, George Lamond, Cover Girls, Brenda K. Starr, Shannon, Sweet Sensation, Giggles and others and will take place on Saturday, March 3, 2013 at the Lehman Center for the Performing Arts. For more information, click here.

Antonio Miñino will be featured in several workshop readings at the 2013 National NewBorn Fetsival. Produced by MTWorks, this year's offerings include work by Ann Magaha, Randy Baker and Stallings and will take place in January and February at The City College of New York-North Academic Center in Manhattan's Hamilton Heights/Harlem neighborhood. For more information, click here or here.


Theatre 167 is presenting The Jackson Heights Trilogy. The trilogy of three plays (167 Tongues, You Are Now the Owner of this Suitcase and Jackson Heights 3AM), written by 18 playwrights with a cast of 37 actors in 93 roles (including Cynthia Bastidas, Marcelino Feliciano and Fulvia Vergel) are conceived and directed by Ari Laura Kreith. The productions will run in repertory in February and March in the 777 Theatre in the theater district of midtown Manhattan . For more information, click here or here.

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